Egypt’s Ambulance Authority: Children responsible for majority of fake emergency calls

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 - 10:58 GMT

In a statement released on July 1, 2025, the authority revealed that only one in ten calls received by the 123 emergency hotline is real, while the remaining 90 percent are false, and are primarily made by children. Many of these fake calls report fabricated accidents and fires, resulting in significant operational costs and complicating the task of identifying real emergencies.